Day: December 12, 2019

Hundreds of Nike employees march to protest its treatment of women

Brandon King

This article from CNBC’s Elly Cosgrave Hundreds of Nike employees marched in protest of the company’s treatment of women at its headquarters Monday, according to local and national reports. This march took place on the same day Nike reopened a building named after disgraced running coach Alberto Salazar, the coach of Nike’s now shuttered Oregon Project. The protest comes about a month after a damning op-ed that highlighted the obstacles female athletes have faced while training with Salazar. Nike employees protested the sportswear company’s treatment of women on Monday, the…

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Patrick Beverley out tomorrow against Minnesota

Brandon King

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley will miss the team’s game tomorrow against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a concussion. He suffered the injury after taking an inadvertent elbow to the head running into a Marc Gasol screen in the third quarter of their last game against the Toronto Raptors. Beverley has started 24 games for the Clippers this season and posted numbers of 7.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 29.5 minutes per contest. Beverley is in concussion protocol and must pass all the steps before being cleared…

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Check out this Nike MX 720-818

Brandon King

This offering of Nike’s latest Air Max silhouette sports a white upper broken up with black cross hatched stitching and a black grid pattern at the mudguard. Yellow shows up on the tongue, heel and insole. This upper sits atop an Air Max 720 bag that finishes the aesthetic. The release of this Air MX 720-218 is imminent at nike.com and select retail establishments. The sticker price is set at $190 USD. Nike Air MX 720-818CI3871-100$190

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This Converse Pro Leather celebrates the brand’s past

Brandon King

First released in 1976, the Converse Pro Leather was a staple on collegiate and professional courts and the prominence enjoyed by Converse during the 1980’s included being the sponsor for the national team . This Pro Leather harkens back to Converse’s rich history. It sports a white leather upper that is overlaid by egret suede at the eyerow and navy makes up the medial and lateral Chevron logo and surrounding the white Converse and Star on the rear heel. On the lateral side is found “PRO LEATHER” stamped with gold…

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